@Yellowdog The absolute numbers are misleading here. Kavanaugh has a longer paper trail than anyone ever nominated for the Supreme Court. It is so long, in fact, that even just a fraction of the documents relevant to his nomination is greater in absolute numbers than 100% of the documents relevant to a candidate with a shorter paper trail. But having a longer paper trail isn’t a good reason for not turning over all relevant documents. It is, however, a perfectly good reason for giving the Senate a longer period to review the documentation before voting.
Imagine if Kavanaugh, in his role as a federal judge, was being asked to rule on a case where one side or the other was withholding 100,000 relevant documents. Do you think he’d feel comfortable making a decision? More to the point, do you think he ought to be comfortable making a decision in such circumstances? It seems to me that no judge ought to be comfortable ruling on a case with so much missing information, especially if it is easily available and there is no good reason on offer for keeping them a secret. It’s the sort of thing that should only be done when absolutely necessary.